Job summary
Are you an experienced nurse RGN, RMN, RNLD? Do you have experience of managing a caseload of individuals? Are you able to work both autonomously and as part of a team? Are you interested in learning new skills, commissioning care, supporting individuals and their families in managing complex care needs? Would you like to work office hours, no shifts and no weekends? If so, we would like to hear from you.
We are looking to appoint nurses as Clinical Commissioning Case Managers working across the Birmingham and Solihull area; supporting individuals who are eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. The role requires excellent time management, effective communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of health and care professionals to ensure the care needs of individuals with a wide range of conditions are being addressed in a safe, appropriate, and effective manner.
We are a clinically led service, and we will offer support to develop your skills and knowledge in this very skilled area of health provision. This role offers an opportunity to support some of the most vulnerable and complex individuals who live in our community, improving their outcomes and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to:
1. Provide expert advice and assist in identifying appropriate providers to address the needs of complex individuals.
2. Attend Multi-Disciplinary Meetings, Acute Care Facilities, individuals' homes, and a variety of care provider settings.
3. Regularly review individuals in line with The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare, case management requirements.
4. Present comprehensive written reports providing assurance to the ICB that the agreed placement is delivering the care to meet identified needs and it is appropriate to continue commissioning the care plan.
5. Negotiate care costs and follow the agreed ICB processes for agreement of care packages.
6. Support the Head of CHC and Lead Nurses in ensuring appropriate individual placements provide safe and high-quality care.
7. Be responsible for line management of a defined number (up to 4) of Band 6 Clinical Nurse Assessors.
About us
Birmingham and Solihull ICB is the largest clinically led commissioning organisation in England. We look after a population of around 1.3 million people. We are responsible for planning and commissioning health services for people living in Birmingham and Solihull and work as part of a large, complex system of health and social care which includes local authorities, providers, the independent sector, and GP practices.
The ICB is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the population of Birmingham and Solihull. Our current staffing profile demonstrates that we are not as representative as we would like to be at this level within the organisation. We would actively welcome applications from males and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds for this role.
The ICB is registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We actively welcome applications from applicants with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require in order to participate in the recruitment process.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
1. Provide high-quality professional advice, guidance, and expertise to members of the AACHC, ICB, and wider health and social care economy.
2. Autonomously manage a caseload of individuals with highly complex health needs, providing significant clinical guidance to providers.
3. Undertake regular reviews supporting commissioned care, PHB, ongoing case management.
4. Analyze supporting documentation to establish critical history of the patients' relevant needs to produce a specialist nursing assessment.
5. Have expert level knowledge regarding The National Framework and its application in practice.
6. Provide complex and sensitive information to patients, relatives/representatives, and often work in potentially hostile environments; relaying difficult decisions regarding care provision and managing patient and family expectations.
7. Attend all meetings related to the patient which may impact on the care provision and costs to meet identified needs.
8. Liaise with multiple professionals involved to ensure that a comprehensive understanding of all identified needs is available.
9. Ensure that each patient has a care plan that addresses all their identified needs and can be used to assist assessors when completing CHC assessments/reviews.
10. Be responsible for negotiating care package costs and the monitoring of packages of fully funded care.
11. Ensure these care packages are reviewed to an agreed time scale, identified by the senior clinicians, and that these events are clearly recorded on the ICB database.
12. Identify and process any safeguarding and quality issues and take appropriate action to ensure that people's welfare is protected.
13. Ensure Mental Capacity Act is considered and ensure relevant processes are followed (e.g., Best Interests, DOLs).
14. Call and chair multi-disciplinary meetings, including case conferences and discharge meetings to ensure continuity of care across agencies; thus improving patient and family experience.
15. Deputise for the Clinical Services Delivery Manager as required.
16. Contribute to and deliver training on CHC and FNC to a variety of audiences, particularly in health and social care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in a specialist area.
* Professional Qualification and current registration with the relevant professional body (i.e., NMC).
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of undertaking all age Continuing Care Assessments.
* Experience of negotiating and liaising with multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of Complex Case Management.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of MCA, DOLS, LPS.
* Good understanding of Safeguarding issues and policy framework.
* Good understanding and/or experience of CHC National Framework.
Desirable
* Experience of commissioning.
* Experience of line management of staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Address
ALPHA TOWER
SUFFOLK STREET, QUEENSWAY
Birmingham
B1 1TT
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